Sandro: Ace Gareth Bale’s simply Brazil-iant!

The Welsh wizard got the ultimate compliment after his devastating hat-trick at Aston Villa put Tottenham in the top four before they go to ­Sunderland tomorrow.

Sixteen-times capped Sandro, who has captained Brazil in friendlies and played for them in World Cup qualifiers, admits he’s amazed every day by Bale’s skills.

He said: “He is good enough to be Brazilian. He is great. It’s a shame he was born in Wales!”

Bale, 23, could have joined Barcelona in the summer but chose to stay with Spurs and has now got nine goals in the Premier League. Sandro said: “With my country, I have played with top players, the best, and Gareth is as good as any of them.

“He is not just a great player but a great guy as well. I am so happy to be in the same team as him.

“I think it has helped him more since his baby girl was born. You know you have more responsibility and maybe that is good.

“He has everything. He is comfortable with the ball, he is quick, he is clever.

“And he is strong too, he took a hard tackle in the Aston Villa game and it did not stop him scoring those goals.”

Sandro, also 23, was involved in barely half of Spurs’ games last season as he struggled to settle in England following his £6m move from Internacional in 2010.

But under Andre Villas-Boas he has begun to blossom and played in every Premier League game this season.

He said: “It was a good performance at Villa. We took time to score the first goal and in the first half we had too many chances without getting a goal, but after that it was better.